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Autumn [or Yellow-legged] Meadowhawk

Sympetrum vicinum

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The Autumn Meadowhawk, formerly called the Yellow-legged Meadowhawk, is a slender, pale, late-flying species. It has minimal black markings and the wings are slightly amber at the bases. Males and some mature females have red abdomens. In younger individuals, the abdomen is brown. The legs are yellow, except in some mature males, which have reddish-brown legs.

Autumn Meadowhawk
Autumn Meadowhawk

Size: 31-35 mm (1.2-1.4 in)

Habitat: ponds, marshes and slow streams

Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, ND, NM, CO, WY, MO, IA, MN

Flight season: July to November

Yellow-legged Meadowhawk map

Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.


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